diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b69409c7..0400e19c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-11-03  Akim Demaille  <demaille@gostai.com>
+
+	Let yy::variant::build return an lvalue.
+	* data/lalr1-fusion.cc (variant::build): Return a reference to the
+	object.
+
 2008-11-03  Akim Demaille  <demaille@gostai.com>
 
 	Define yy::variant only when needed.
diff --git a/data/lalr1-fusion.cc b/data/lalr1-fusion.cc
index ca5da6a5..3a629aaf 100644
--- a/data/lalr1-fusion.cc
+++ b/data/lalr1-fusion.cc
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ dnl FIXME: This is wrong, we want computed header guards.
   {
     /// Instantiate a \a T in here.
     template <typename T>
-    inline void
+    inline T&
     build()
     {
-      new (buffer) T;
+      return *new (buffer) T;
     }
 
     /// Destroy the stored \a T.